A record number of runners from throughout
the region participated in last year's event. The 5k race will
start and finish in front of the Holy Family School gymnasium on
Tucker Street, off Briarwood Road.

"Runners can look forward to a certified
course through picturesque Florham Park neighborhoods," said race
organizer Larry Toohers of the Florham Park Jaycees. "Refreshments
and prizes will be available, and there will be T-shirts for all
race participants."

Registration forms are available at the
Florham Park Library, in the municipal complex at 111 Ridgedale
Ave. in Florham Park; at the Madison Area YMCA, on Kings Road in
Madison, and at the Florham Park Cleaners, Florham Park Liquors,
and Starbuck's Coffee, all in the Crescent Plaza shopping center on
James Street at Columbia Turnpike in Florham Park.

Same-day registration will be available at
the race start beginning at 7 a.m. For information, call Toohers at
(973) 765-9441.

'Broom Day'
contest

open to school
children

FLORHAM PARK - The Garden Club of Florham
Park will hold a "Mr. Broomhead" contest in conjunction with the
"Broom Day" celebration Saturday, Sept. 13, on the grounds of the
municipal complex, 111 Ridgedale Ave., Florham Park.

The contest celebrates the historical
origins of the name of the annual festival organized by the Florham
Park Rotary Club - the corn-whisk brooms farmers made that gave
Florham Park the nickname "Broom Town."

All school-age children in grades K-5 are
invited to decorate a broom and enter the contest. The decorated
brooms may be of any size or type.

Entries must be received by 10:30 a.m.
festival day at the Garden Club booth. There will be no entry fee
this year.

Children's names must not appear on the
decorated brooms. A numbered entry tag will be attached to each
broom. All entries will be displayed along the fencing adjacent to
the booth.

The judging will be at noon, but winners
need not be present. Prizes will be awarded.

Contestants may pick up their brooms after 2
p.m. on "Broom Day." Any decorated brooms left after the closing at
3 p.m. will be displayed at the Cheshire Home, the residence for
physically handicapped adults at 9 Ridgedale Ave. in Florham
Park.

The 50-yard "Kiddy Fun Run" will take place
at the Holy Family Church parking lot on Tucker Avenue. The race is
open to all children 3 through 7.

"This event is designed to involve the
youngest members of our community in a day of fun and fitness,"
said Ann Marie Ramsthaler of the Calvary Nursery School.

The registration fee is $7 per child, with a
$20 maximum per family. The first 50 registrants will receive a
"Fun Run" T-shirt. For registration forms and information contact
Ramsthaler at (973) 966-0260, or Linda Markey at (973)
377-1270.

FLORHAM PARK - Brighton Gardens of Florham
Park, an assisted living residence at 21 Ridgedale Ave., will host
a variety of intergenerational and senior-citizen events to
celebrate National Assisted Living Week, Sunday, Sept. 7, through
Friday, Sept. 12.

The observance will begin Sunday, Sept. 7,
with "Grandparents Day," including a a Tai Chi program, a
caricature artist, and "make-your-own" ice cream
sundaes.

The next day, Monday, Sept. 8, Brighton
Gardens residents will prepare sweets for members of the Florham
Park police and fire departments and first aid squad, and also
conduct a "show and tell."

Tuesday, Sept. 9, will bring "Something to
Remember Me By," an intergenerational program with teen-agers from
Florham Park's Holy Family Church. At 3 p.m. the residents will
hold a "Thank You Party" for the community's emergency services
personnel.

The residents will enjoy a "Home-Style
Favorites Brunch," a "Bingo Bonanza," and an afternoon movie
Wednesday, Sept. 10.

"Patriot's Day" on Thursday, Sept. 11, will
be observed with a tribute to the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001
terrorist attacks at 10 a.m., writing letters to U.S. servicemen at
1:30 p.m., and a performance by entertainer Candy Nelson at 2:30
p.m.

Friday, Sept. 12, will be "Dressed Down
Day," and will feature a "History Happenings" program and a staff
talent show.

"This special week allows all of us to spend
quality time with loved ones and make new friends, while
recognizing seniors and the unique care they receive through
assisted living," said Brighton Gardens of Florham Park executive
director Patrice Wessel.

Brighton Gardens of Florham Park is operated
by Sunrise Senior Living. The McLean, Va.-based company has 360
senior living communities open or under construction with a
combined resident capacity of 40,000.

Singer to entertain
children

FLORHAM PARK - The Florham Park Library, 107
Ridgedale Ave., will welcome back singer Candy Butler at 1 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 13, in a musical entertainment for young children
and their parents.

Librarian Barbara McConville said Butler
sings, unaccompanied, "old songs we all sang as children, including
some silly songs and clap-alongs."

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